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You should have some sort of lubricant (I used white lithium) between the black/purple part but NOT on the control arm itself. I just wiggled the entire thing (alum carrier, with the black/purple bushing installed) onto the control arm. You could try using a mallet but be careful you don't drive the inner purple part too far on the arm so that it sticks out beyond the black part facing forward (it is longer than the black part and should stick out on the back side).